The Edukators is a German-Austrian film made by the Austrian director Hans Weingartner and released in 2004. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, it stars Daniel Brühl, Stipe Erceg and Julia Jentsch. The original German title, Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei translates literally as "the fat years are over". Die fetten Jahre is a German expression originating from the story of Joseph in Egypt as found in the Luther Bible, meaning a period in which one enjoys considerable success and indulges oneself heavily. The official translation of the statement as used in the... film and the subtitle to the English-language release was "Your days of plenty are numbered". The film revolves around three young anti-capitalist activists living in Berlin city centre — Jule , her boyfriend Peter and his best friend Jan . Jule is a waitress struggling to pay off the €100,000 debt she accumulated after crashing into a Mercedes-Benz S-Class of a wealthy businessman named Hardenberg on a motorway.
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| Release date: | November 25, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Hans Weingartner |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 127 Minutes |
| Producer: | Hans Weingartner, Sabine Holtgreve, Georg Steinert, Antonin Svoboda |
| Editor: | Dirk Oetelshoven, Andreas Wodraschke |
| Music by: | Andreas Wodraschke |
| Cinematography: | Daniela Knapp, Matthias Schellenberg |
| Screenplay by: | Katharina Held, Hans Weingartner |
| Genre: | Comedy |